An interesting read and a great write up Peter...you should be on the staff of EVO magazine!! Fair play to Moe also for letting you experience his fantastic fleet.

The biggest observation that I made is that you seem to prefer all of the gadgets and different driver settings on the M2 Competition over the M2. I am completely the opposite. All I want is a six cylinder engine, RWD and a manual gearbox (OK maybe traction control).

I would argue that the 1M is the spiritual successor of the E30 M3 and E46 M3 and not the M2.

It really sounds like you need to buy an M2 Competition though. Have you spoken to the bank manager yet